My soup tastes tart... Is it safe to eat?
My soup tastes almost like someone poured some lemon juice into it. It smells fine, and other than being a little lemony, tastes OK. When I put it in the fridge a week ago, it didn't have that tart flavor.
What would cause this to happen? Is it safe to eat?
The soup was made from:
- Chicken broth
- Ground turkey
- Ham
- Broccoli
- Green beans
- Onion
Best Answer
I would not eat any soup containing meat more than a day or two after it was cooked, and certainly not if it smelled suspicious. The logic with this kind of thing is simple. If you have any doubts, chuck it out. Not getting food poisoning is worth losing a little soup over.
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The food is beginning to turn, but is probably not going to hurt you (the germs that cause illness don't add flavor to food). If the flavor is a little off, but the food is still palatable, I would have no problem eating it.How do you fix soup that is too tart?
It's a bit too tart It's easily counteracted with a small amount of sugar, honey or maple syrup.Why does my homemade soup taste sour?
A lot of types of bacteria (and sometimes other microbes) produce waste products that can taste "sour." And soup/stock is a good growth medium for microbes, which is why most food safety organizations recommend only keeping soup for 3-4 days in the fridge.How do I know if my soup is spoiled?
1 The soup tastes and smells sour, and it shouldn't. If it tastes sour and it shouldn't, it's a good guess that your soup has spoiled. You may not want to taste it so use a spoon and give a spoonful of it a sniff instead. If it smells sour or otherwise off, this is another sign as well that it may have spoiled.Is fermented soup safe to eat?
According the expert McGee consulted, soup or stock left to cool overnight, then reboiled for 10 minutes and properly refrigerated in the morning is still safe to eat because it isn't cool long enough for the bacteria to germinate and reproduce up to dangerous levels.Pop Tart Taste Test Challenge
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Answer 2
I frequently eat things that are beginning to go a little tart, I like the flavor. The food is beginning to turn, but is probably not going to hurt you (the germs that cause illness don't add flavor to food). If the flavor is a little off, but the food is still palatable, I would have no problem eating it.
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